Cyclades Guide - Escale Yachting

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clear waters, ideal for diving.
10 kilometres north of Chora is located Agia Theodoti, a traditional
settlement with the historic church of Agios Theodosios, a sandy beach and
a great view to the sunrise. Before Agia Theodoti, turning to the right, an
asphalt-layered road leads to the bay of the picturesque settlement of
Psathi, a popular destination for swimming, surfing, and relaxation.
Feasts and flavours
Ios has maintained a tradition that brings visitors closer and embraces them
in a spirit of celebration. Traditional feasts accompany the celebrations of Ai
Giannis Klidonas in Pyrgos on 24 June, of Panagia Gremiotissa in Chora on
15 August, of Ai Giannis Kalamos and Ai Giannis of Psathi on 29 August,
and the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Agia Theodoti and Paleokastro on 8
September.
Ios saves many gourmet surprises for the visitors: chickpea balls, bourgeto
horse mackerels (cooked in tomato and vegetable sauce), tsimetia (stuffed
courgette flowers), sun-dried chargrilled minnows, and the necessary touch
of capers in salads and casseroles, all accompanied by local wine. Don't
miss the chance to try the select cheese products of Ios: spicy white
kefalotyri, “xino” (soft white cheese), "skotyri” (a mixture of cheeses,
skimmed-milk cheese and herbs), and sweet skimmed-milk cheese. The
traditional sweets of Ios include pasteli, avgokalamara (elsewhere known as
diples, a deep fried pastry), melitinia or myzithropites pastries (stuffed with
sweet skimmed-milk cheese), macaroons, and pastota figs (dried figs
dipped in sesame). Also try the raki of Ios: it is even stronger than that made
in Crete!
Routes for all
For those who love hiking, Ios is the ideal destination. Its hilly morphology
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